The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-09-09
On BailyeSree Hill.

DUBLIN Sept 4.-Ten thousand Ma
tiOnalIsts assembled at Ennis to-day,
determined to carry out the League
programme for monster meeting.
Twelve bands of police had taken pos
session % .BallycOTee Hill over night,
and we're ready 10 prevent any gathering
IN that .Oc IIity. At 2o'c!Ocf IN the al
ternoon the procession started toward
Bai'ycOree. Among those in the lead
were members Of Parliament Timothy
sullivan. John Dillon, William O'Brien,
Joseph RlchaTd Cox, Philip Stanhope
and David Sheehy. y number of guests
were also IN the 'front.' ranks. Upon
reaching the approaches of BallycoIee
;hey found them guarded by soldiers and
police, and the procession halted in the
teIds. Here Mr.. CBTien, MT. Sullivan
and Mr.. StanhOpe stood up in their car
r'ages and addressed the multitudes
around them.
They had hardly got well under way
IN their speeches when the defenders of
the Hill, seeing that there was TO De no
work for them in that capacity. began
TO act Cn the offensive. The HCssars,
headed by Colonel Turner Divisional
Magistrate, advanced, and Colonel Tur-
ner ordered the assent blage to disperSe
within five minut IS CT they @Ould be
tEereUpOn handed the Magistrate. copy
Of the resolutions which il was proposed
TO adopt, and declared that they were
legal, and THAI if any collision bsJ ween
the people and the authorities should
occur he would hold Colonel Turner
responsible for the blood that might be
shed.
The resolutions declared Lreland's
right to Home Rule, proclaimed the
adherence OF the League to Mr. EarneH,
extended thanks 10 the Liberals for
their services in the cause OF Irish lib
erty, pledged the people TO resist the
suppression of the League and denounced
the land grabbing system. After read
ing the resolutions Colonel Turner
stated that he was bound to execute his
orders aud repeated the command 10
disperse. After parlev he mana gers
OF the meeting gave the word, and the
procession was reformed and marched
back 10 Ennis.
Here the meeting reasstmbled in
D'C0nnell Square, and Mr. C3Brien fin
lshed the speech he had begun at
BallvcCres. There vas much en-
JhUsIaSm shown. The soldiers and
police followed when il became apparent
that no further attempt TO assemble a :
the hall was 10 be made, and appeared
at the 0Connell Square meeting Just as
Mr. o'BCien was finishing his address,
The people moved or without any con-
tact with the COEStabuiary, and amid
great cheeTing escorted their leaders to
/ the hotel Having seen them safely IN
doors and given d parting cheer the
crowd peaceably dispersed. Various
small meetings were held during the
evening, and there was great rejoicing
over the days demonstration. The
military and police made no further at
tempt at interference.
Tonight EEn.s IS IN a state OF Jubila-
tion. The streets are crowded with
eXultant people who resemble populaC
after the reception OF news OF a grear
! victory.
There were mass meetings yesterday
iE Regents Park, London, At North
wich, Hackney and Wick, at which res
/ OlutiODs similar TO those adopted at Bal.
lycOree to day were passed. There viii
be another meeting for the same purpose
tomorrow at the Alexandria Palace
which promises TO be a monster assem-
blage.